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I was in surgery by 8:00 and left to go home that same day around 5:00. I just didn't want to stay at the hospital for the night hooked up to all the machines with the nurses coming in to measure your pee and watch what you ate. I just wanted to be home in my bed. I felt just fine, hardly no pain except in my neck. With a few percocet I was at work 2 days later and did just fine. I did light lifting and was on my feet most of the day and felt good. It was like I didn't even have the surgery. As for the coffee, it is my best friend and I drink 6 cups of reg coffee a day with cream and splenda and haven't had any bad side effects from it. So I would just follow what the doctor wants you to do.

Thanks for the info. I ordered mine online from 24 hour fitness and it was only $175 with no shipping or handling fees. A great deal. You have to pay the monthly subscription but you do get 6 months free so that helps.

It took me a 1 1/2 years to get from my first consultation to being approved. The wait takes forever but it is worth it in the end. I would do the extra visit to make sure you have 6 under your belt in case insurance doesn't approve you. Just my thought.

I was on Phentermine before I started my 6 months supervised diet. It helped me lose weight whenever I was on it but then when I would stop I would gain all the weight back on. The doctor would only allow me to be on it for so many months and then take me off because it is addictive. Now I take Adderall for OCD which suppresses the appetite and I lost 30 lbs in 3 months taking it but then I had to gain it back to get approved for surgery. I went with the surgery because I didn't want to fight with the doctor to prescribe me the Phentermine and knew I couldn't lose the weight without some help. Gaining the 30 lbs back and having the surgery was so worth it. After I got approved I've lost a total of 45 lbs. I feel surgery was a life saver. I had no other medical conditions (other than being overweight) to get the WLS so having my BMI at 43 was all the help I had. Hope this helps....good luck on your journey.

I have big arms, will it fit on them? Is it heavy? does it stay put once it is around you arm or do you have to keep pulling it up?

I'm definately going to try this one...I am so tired of Water. I can't find any thing other than crystal light raspberry lemonade that tastes good. Thanks for the info, I'm hitting Walmart today.

I too had to do my 6 months with a dietician. I gained 30 lbs in the 6 months in order to qualify and it took awhile but I did. After my final weigh in with her, I went on a diet and lost the 30 lbs due to eating like a bird and exercising like crazy. But now I have the band and wouldn't have done it any other way. I would have done anything the dietician asked just for me to be approved.

My husband wasn't supportive of the surgery because he had fears of the surgery itself. He went with me to the intro seminar and I was the smallest one there so he didn't think I needed the surgery. I was miserable at 270 lbs. I finally got approved and he has been with me ever since. Watching and cheering me on as I go through this journey. Good luck with yours and if he isn't going to be supportive I wouldn't want him to take me either.

I am so glad that you are no longer her friend. People that haven't had a weight problem just don't understand the prejudice that comes with it. They don't understand how we have to pay for pedicures because we can't bend over to cut our toenails, or how hard it is to wash all the parts in the shower, or how we take up more than one seat on a plane, or how we have to make sure the aisle is large enough for us to walk down without knocking everything off the hangers. I am glad my mother is my best friend because she has had the band and then she had the sleeve done so she understands what it is like to be overweight and to be skinny. I am 9 months post-op and have lost some weight but still have that big girl thinking. I still buy clothes that are too big to cover my body, I figure if I don't want to see it why would anyone else?

Sorry about your Grandma, I was very close to mine and she passed away 5 years ago and I still miss her to this day. Good luck with your surgery.

I chew the Vitaband Vitamins you buy through Bariatric Advantage and then I take a petite Calcium from Citracal. That is what my nut says I need.

My husband didn't want me to have the surgery but he has been very supportive about it. My 9 month anniversary is coming up and I can't remember the pre-op diet being so bad. Maybe it is because I was allowed a 3 oz piece of chicken and a 1/2 rice once a day. I stuck with alot of s/f Jello and s/f kool-aid. That seemed to help even after the surgery. Time will go by and you will be like what was the big deal. Just remember a good surgery is what you are after and having your liver shrunk is what matters most. I used to weigh myself 3 times a day every chance I got, I only weigh every other day now because the numbers were driving me crazy. Just stick to the diet and you will be fine. Good luck.

My 9 month anniversary is coming up and this has been a journey I never thought I would be going through. You are doing so good, I applaud you. Keep up the good work.:thumbup:

My doctor said Yaz was the cause of blood clots moving from my leg to both my lungs and almost killed me. They put me on Lovenox for a month. It didn't really affect my periods but you have to be careful not to get your blood too thin. I would go everyday to the doctor's office so they could do a prick test on my finger to see where my levels were. At one point they sent me to the emergency room for a Vitamin shot because I was so thin that is I got cut I would bleed out and die. That wasn't good. So just be careful and get tested atleast once a week if not every other day. Insurance didn't pay for the office visit everytime I had to go get tested so it got expensive but it was worth it. If you period does bother you and you don't want to have one. Then get the Mirena IUD. I got mine and haven't had a period since July of last year. Good luck.

I had my tubes tied but because of heavy periods the doctor put me on Yaz. That caused blood clots from my legs to travel into both lungs and almost killed me. So now the doctor put me on the Mirena and I haven't had a period since July of last year. No addl weight gain or any problems with it. I love it.

I wasn't educated by my doctor and the only support I got came from the initial consultation and class you have to go to. I didn't lose weight for 6 months but that was because I was eating the wrong foods and too big of amounts but I didn't know better and then I found this forum and have learned so much. Now I understand that I am only supposed to have a small amount of food and it is supposed to last me 3-4 hours. If it weren't for this forum I don't think I would be losing yet. If I didn't have people to talk to that are going through the same thing as I am, I don't think the band would work the way it is supposed to. Just take a chill pill and if reading the forum makes you upset...don't read it.

I was banded 9-28-09 and since that time it took me about 7 months to feel restriction. I too felt like I could eat what I wanted and how much I wanted and it has shown because I've only lost 15 lbs. I gained for like the first 6 months. Now I can eat a cup of food and be full for about 3-4 hours. My food of choice is chili, it has Protein and Beans in it and it lasts the longest in my band. I have a hard time with bread so that is a no-no. But other than that I can eat anything. You have done so good with losing the weight and you should be proud of that. I feel like I work at this and can't lose the weight. I would just stick with your cheese and Proteins. Make sure you are getting at least 60 grams of protein so your hair doesn't start falling out. That happened to my mother.

But I can relate to feeling hungry, in the beginning it was like I couldn't ever get full. I could eat a whole hamburger and be fine with it. Good luck.

I just went yesterday and got .5 cc's to get to 8.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. I wish I would have trouble eating certain foods because everything seems to go down just fine. I haven't lost the weight that I wanted and it seems to be coming off slowly but that is what the doctor wants. I just wish it would be sooner than later. Just take your time and enjoy the restriction because eventually it might seem that you do need another fill and you have plenty of room for more saline to be added so just go with the flow and enjoy this experience. I wish food wouldn't look so appetizing to me and 2-3 bites and I was full but it seems like a cup of food and I am good for about 3-4 hours. You will get there just be patient.

I had surgery in Sept and can remember being constipated so badly. I started taking stool softners and those seemed to help. Now I take laxatives and probably am addicted to them but I have this idea that they help keep me from gaining the weight back. It goes back to pre-surgery thinking. I should get off them but try them if you need something to help you poop. Being stuffed up is never fun. Good luck.

My common-law husband was totally against me getting the band. He saw my mother almost die from it but her's slipped. So he wasn't excited for me but in time he has come around. He was worried because it was major surgery and he wouldn't know what to do if he lost me (how sweet). He is pushing for me to lose weight now because he can understand how much pain my body was in at 270 lbs. He has seen me go from 200 to 270 and back to 226 now. He went with me for my fill yesterday and that was nice because he and the doctor got a chance to talk since they hadn't in months.

He gets tired of me weighing myself at every chance I get but for the most part he is happy for me. food is my life and my life revolves around food so he has had to adjust to it and that has led to some fights but for the most part we are still very much in love with each other. I feel for people who's partner is so insecure that they can't lend an encouraging hand or say nice things to them. If I were you I would try and deal with the issues I had and then if it doesn't get any better there are always more fish in the sea. Life is too long to be unhappy and to short when you are in love. I'm here if you need to talk.

Be patient. My doctor did his first fill at 4 weeks out and I still didn't feel any restriction. Since Oct I have gone for a 1cc fill every month and just now am getting good restriction. I went yesterday and he put in .5 because I was at 8cc's already. I hope this does it. But it seemed like I was always hungry and couldn't get enough to eat. I've only lost 15 lbs since surgery but that is better than gaining. For some of us, it just takes time and time is what I have so I am living the dream in the meantime. Just go with the flow and enjoy knowing that you had WLS and there are plenty of people that can't get approved or don't have the money to pay for it. Sometimes I can't believe how lucky I got to have had this done.

My doctor wouldn't do a post-surgery fill until 4 weeks out. I ate like crazy and didn't lose any weight. It has taken me getting a fill every month since Sept to fill some kind of restriction. If I was in your shoes I would feel lucky to have restriction and not want to eat. Eating is over-rated. You have to take your Multi-Vitamin and get your Protein in. I can't believe you would throw such a fit about getting filled so early. I have to pay every time I go in and just saving that extra money would have been nice. Cheer up and just go with the flow. And just because you have weight in your hips and buttocks doesn't mean you had a tiny stomach. How would you even know that? Just be happy and quit acting this way. Talk to your doctor if you have questions, make a list and an appt and go see him and get it all out. Don't talk to the nurse's.

I was at 8cc's yesterday and the doctor put in .5 because he said 3-4 hours of restriction was good. I wanted to make the meal last about 5 hours so hopefully this will do it. I only lost a lb last month so I knew I had to do something different. My doctor takes things slow so I just have to go with it. Good luck.

As weird as it sounds, I think the saline finds it way out the band. I was supposed to be at 9cc's and the doctor only withdrew 7 and put 8 back in. I don't have the same restriction it doesn't feel like so I go today for another fill and should be back at 9 cc's. After eating my meal I don't get hungry until about 3 hours later and I want the fullness to last 4-5 hours so that is why I am going for another fill. I think you are going to do good with the cc's you have now. Good luck

My doctor says 2 days of liquids and 2 days of mushie before going back to normal eating. But I can't take that and end up having s/f pudding or apple sauce on the 2nd day and then eating soft food the rest of the 4 days. But reading on here it just depends on your doctor but it is nice to know that people have choices on what to do and what works for others so just go with what your body feels.

Definately go for another fill. I was banded 9-28-09 and have had a fill every month so far. I am at 8cc's in a 10cc band. I feel some restriction now and go for another one on Tuesday. Exercise is my worst enemy and I hate to get sweaty but I do enough to get my metabolism going. It took me 6 months of eating like I used to before the band to realize that it wasn't working for me. I got serious and lost 15 lbs in 2 months since. I could have been the poster child on what not to do after you get the Band. I was doing everything wrong. Then I bought some books on WLS and specifically the Lap Band and if I would have know what I know now, the band would have worked for me in the first place. Don't look at what everyone else is doing as far as their weight loss because we are all different. Just follow the rules and the weight will come off. You have to use the Band as a tool and that is something I wasn't doing. It works just give it a little more time and you may need a few more fills before you have any restriction, I did. Get some books and read them because there is alot of good information in them. Good luck and don't graze. Eat your meal 3 times a day and you shouldn't be hungry. Eat 1 snack to get you to the next meal if you have to. Try some nuts or a Protein Bar. But any way you do it good luck to you.